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Angry Anderson's son killed in 'bloody' Queenscliff attack

Angry Anderson's son killed in 'bloody' Queenscliff attack

A 20-year-old man is in police custody following a deadly attack on the Australian rocker's son

  • by AAP & Angus Thompson

Another 'incel' shooter: yoga studio killer wanted to crucify 'American whores'

Another 'incel' shooter: yoga studio killer wanted to crucify 'American whores'

A series of videos posted online paint the picture of an "involuntarily celibate", or "incel" with a seething rage against women.

  • by Martin Vassolo

After agonising wait, Phelps to be crowned

After agonising wait, Phelps to be crowned

The numbers were still being crunched as late as this weekend, but the independent's historic win is finally settled.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
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Crime

Police probe drug lab's links to Defqon.1 'overdoses'

Police probe drug lab's links to Defqon.1 'overdoses'

Detectives are investigating whether a clandestine laboratory raided last week was behind the dangerous drugs sold at Defqon.1 music festival.

  • by Angus Thompson

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When the world's second-most vilified billionaire speaks, Wall Street listens

When the world's second-most vilified billionaire speaks, Wall Street listens

His enemies paint him as all-powerful, but the billionaire philanthropist believes his political legacy has never been in greater jeopardy.

  • by Michael Steinberger
'Significant subsidies needed': Can Sydney tunnel plan, says expert

'Significant subsidies needed': Can Sydney tunnel plan, says expert

Top transport academic questions the claim that a new tunnel will ease traffic congestion on the northern beaches.

  • by Andrew Taylor
'At odds': Australian cricket plunges into further crisis
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Test cricket

'At odds': Australian cricket plunges into further crisis

Mark Taylor has added fuel to an already tumultuous week, admitting CA and the players' union are at "odds".

  • by Jon Pierik
A real leader would not keep hanging out in Jonestown
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Alan Jones

A real leader would not keep hanging out in Jonestown

Why is the PM becoming a regular on Alan Jones' show instead of condemning him for his outrages?

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Wife on catwalk while her Sydney husband was shot 

Wife on catwalk while her Sydney husband was shot 

Ukrainian model Viktoria Karyda is left with two children after John Macris was shot dead outside their Athens home.

  • by Latika Bourke
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Opinion & Perspectives

A solution to the high price of living in the Land of Ozzigopoly

Australia is an extreme case of corporate profiteering.

Peter Hartcher
Peter Hartcher

Shame if Sydney Uni drops education's biggest hot potato

Paul Ramsay's dying wish has kicked off a great education debate.

Salvatore Babones

Ray of sunshine let me skip $50k bill

A basic service most people take for granted was going to cost me a fortune. Until I spotted something else outside my window.

Elizabeth Farrelly
Elizabeth Farrelly
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Politics

Major oil spill off coast would dwarf Deepwater disaster, documents show
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Major oil spill off coast would dwarf Deepwater disaster, documents show

Plans reveal the potential dangers involved in drilling for oil in the isolated seas off South Australian – a move the Resources Minister says is a “national priority”.

  • by Nicole Hasham

World

Property bydomain

All business up the top as attic spaces become living spaces

All business up the top as attic spaces become living spaces

What happens when the property market changes from a boom in sales to a downturn? A boom in renovations of course.

  • by Jenny Brown
Vaucluse mega-mansion expected after neighbouring houses sell for $56m

Vaucluse mega-mansion expected after neighbouring houses sell for $56m

When neighbouring properties sell in quick succession in Vaucluse the neighbourhood talk turns to mega-mansions.

  • by Lucy Macken

Business

Is this as bad as it gets for the big four banks?

Is this as bad as it gets for the big four banks?

Results from ANZ and National Australia Bank this week laid bare the cost of misconduct that has been uncovered by the royal commission.

  • by Clancy Yeates

Small business

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Entertainment

It's a Wildlife for Ed Oxenbould, the young actor who flunked drama

It's a Wildlife for Ed Oxenbould, the young actor who flunked drama

He's learning on the job from best, but Australian actor Ed Oxenbould admits the theory still eludes him.

  • by Karl Quinn
Steve Bisley turns to directing to tell his mother's story

Steve Bisley turns to directing to tell his mother's story

The well-known actor plans to shoot a drama based on the first book of his memoirs next year. 

  • by Garry Maddox

Lifestyle

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Smarter living

Can't sleep? You can now blame it on your parents

Can't sleep? You can now blame it on your parents

New research shows that insomnia may be genetic, but can nurture beat nature?

  • by Charlotte Lytton
Getting hands on with Apple's new Macs and iPads

Getting hands on with Apple's new Macs and iPads

Apple's lineup now has the high-end tablet graphic designers need, and the entry level laptop everyone's been asking for.

  • by Peter Wells

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Sport

'At odds': Taylor adds fuel to spat over ball-tampering bans
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Test cricket

'At odds': Taylor adds fuel to spat over ball-tampering bans

Mark Taylor has added fuel to an already tumultuous week, admitting CA and the players' union are at "odds".

  • by Jon Pierik
Positive Wales show enough to threaten Wallabies' winning run

Positive Wales show enough to threaten Wallabies' winning run

Warren Gatland appears to have freshened up the Welsh, who disposed of Scotland a week out from the clash with Michael Cheika's side.

  • by Paul Cully

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